the principle of continuity

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• Principle of Continuity — uniformitarianism (the present is the key to the past. The physical and biological factors which link today s variations must have been in operation in the past) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Continuity — may refer to: In mathematics: The opposing concept to discreteness; common examples include: Continuous probability distribution or random variable in probability and statistics Continuous game, a generalization of games used in game theory Law… …   Wikipedia

• Principle of indifference — The principle of indifference (also called principle of insufficient reason) is a rule for assigning epistemic probabilities.Suppose that there are n gt; 1 mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive possibilities.The principle of indifference …   Wikipedia

• Continuity — Con ti*nu i*ty, n.; pl. {Continuities}. [L. continuitas: cf. F. continuit[ e]. See {Continuous}.] the state of being continuous; uninterrupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers. Grew. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Oxford Movement (1833-1845) —     The Oxford Movement (1833 1845)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Oxford Movement (1833 1845)     The Oxford Movement may be looked upon in two distinct lights. The conception which lay at its base, according to the Royal Commission on… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Principle of faunal succession — The principle of faunal succession is based on the observation that sedimentary rock strata contain fossilised flora and fauna, and that these fossils succeed each other vertically in a specific, reliable order that can be identified over wide… …   Wikipedia

• Principle of lateral continuity — The principle of lateral continuity states that layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions; in other words, they are laterally continuous. As a result, rocks that are otherwise similar, but are now separated by a valley or… …   Wikipedia

• continuity — the principle that a continuity of usage of a name should take precedence over strict priority of publication in determining which of two or more competing scientific names should be adopted …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Principle of original horizontality — A stratigraphic section of Ordovician rock exposed in central Tennessee, USA. The sediments composing these rocks were formed in an ocean and deposited in horizontal layers …   Wikipedia

• Continuity editing — Main article: Film editing Continuity editing is the predominant style of film editing and video editing in the post production process of filmmaking of narrative films and television programs. The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth over… …   Wikipedia